Child, family and case characteristics: links with service utilization in physically abused children

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 271-284

  Ezzell, Cora E ^a   Swenson, Cynthia Cupit ^a   Faldowski, Richard A ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Children; Physical abuse; Service delivery; Service utilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342601763     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022011212004     Document Type: Article

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